Nebraska Recruiting 2012: Nebraska Misses Out on Top Recruit

Nebraska was hoping to make a big splash on National Signing Day and so far the Cornhuskers were able to sign two recruits, but the player Nebraska coveted was offensive tackle Andrus Peat.

Peat decided to sign with Stanford instead of coming to Nebraska.

Peat is a 5-star recruit by rivals.com. He would have been the only 5-star recruit signed by the Cornhuskers in their 2012 recruiting class. Peat was rated the No. 9 offensive tackle in the country by scout.com.

One of the reasons why so many Cornhusker fans believed Peat would attend Nebraska is because of his connections to the school. Peat’s older brother, Todd Peat, is a defensive tackle for the Cornhuskers. Todd Peat was highly recruited last year and it would have been nice to see Nebraska sign both Peat brothers.

While Nebraska desperately wanted Peat for their offensive line, the lost of the recruit to another school is not the end of the world for the Cornhuskers. Nebraska rotated many offensive linemen last year, providing much needed experience at the position. Nebraska will find someone else to block for running back Rex Burkhead and quarterback Taylor Martinez in 2012.

Peat is not the only recruit Nebraska lost out on today. Nebraska was hoping to sign cornerback Devian Shelton. Shelton is a 4-star recruit by rivals.com. The biggest concern for Nebraska entering the 2012 season is in the secondary. Shelton would have been a great addition for the Cornhuskers.

Nebraska is not finished with their work on National Signing Day. Nebraska is still waiting for commitments from defensive tackle Vincent Valentine. Valentine is a 3-star recruit by rivals.com. Kevin Kugler, host of the Unsportsmanlike Conduct show on 1620 AM in Omaha, Nebraska, tweeted that Valentine will be joining the show later today. The fact that Valentine has agreed to talk live to a Nebraska radio station must be good news for the Cornhuskers.

Nebraska fans will wait and see if Bo Pelini can pull any surprises out of his recruiting hat.

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